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3a Black on bright red, vertical pair, variety imperforate between, used with 1894 (Jan. 16) Mombasa squared circles. Upper stamp with small fault at right, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 8ad, £425. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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4a Yellow-brown, imperforate horizontal pair, left stamp with two pinholes at upper edge, otherwise fine mint and extremely scarce. Just two sheets printed, sixty pairs possible. S.G. 9a, £5,000. Photo on Page 142. £1,200-1,400
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4a Grey (imperf) unused horizontal pair, left stamp crossed by blue crayon line, no gum. Just two sheets printed, one sheet of sixty apparently ungummed, fine and very scarce. S.G. 10, £2,600. Photo on Page 142. £600-700
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4a Grey (imperf) unused, no gum, fine and very scarce. S.G. 10, £1,300. Photo on Page 142. £400-500
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4a Grey (imperf) unused, no gum, fine and very scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (1993). S.G. 10, £1,300. Photo on Page 142. £400-500
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4a Grey (imperf) horizontal pair used, each with a 1894 (Feb. 12) Mombasa c.d.s, fine and very scarce. S.G. 10, £2,800. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200
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4a Grey (imperf) used with light squared circle cancel, light vertical crease, otherwise fine and scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (1975), S.G. 10, £1,400. Photo on Page 142. £300-350
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4½a Brown-purple, imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum, small central closed tear and small surface fault at base of right stamp, good appearance and scarce. Three sheets printed, ninety pairs possible. S.G. 11ab, £2,250. Photo on Page 142. £250-300
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4½a Brown-purple, imperforate horizontal pair used with 1893 (Nov. 23) Mombasa squared circle, fine and scarce. S.G. 11ab, £550. Photo on Page 142. £180-200
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4½a Brown-purple, horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, vertical crease to left stamp and small thin to right stamp, natural paper inclusion in central margin, mint. Rare, just one sheet printed, thirty pairs possible. S.G. 11ac, £1,500. Photo on Page 142. £200-250
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4½a Brown-purple, horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, used with 1894 (Jan. 16) Mombasa squared circles. Rounded corner at lower left, otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. 1ac, £1,000. Photo on Page 142. £300-350
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4½a Brown-purple, vertical pair, variety imperforate between, unused without gum. Minor toning and a couple of short upper perfs but scarce, three sheets printed with ninety pairs possible. S.G. 1ad, £1,100. Photo on Page 140. £150-200
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4½a Brown-purple, vertical pair, variety imperforate between, used with 1893 (Nov. 23) Mombasa squared circle, fine and scarce. S.G. 11ad, £550. Photo on Page 140. £180-200
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8a Blue, imperforate horizontal pair tied to piece by 1893 (Nov. 24) Mombasa squared circles and a London Registered arrival datestamp, left stamp with 3mm tear into upper right corner, still an attractive and scarce pair. Just two imperf sheets printed, sixty pairs possible. S.G. 12a, £1,800. Photo on Page 100. £300-350
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8a Grey, unused block of four, no gum, otherwise superb and very scarce. Krieger/Minns only record three unused blocks of four of this stamp, one of which is in the Royal Collection. S.G. 13, £1,000+. Photo on Page 140. £500-600
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1892 (Dec. 27) Piece cut from a postal stationery registration envelope, bearing 8a grey + 1r grey tied by Mombasa squared circles, two scarce stamps used, very unusual in combination. S.G. 13, 15, £500+. Photo on Page 100. £200-250
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1r Carmine, imperforate horizontal pair tied to piece (cut from a postal stationery registration envelope) by 1893 (Oct. 21) Mombasa squared circle, fine and very scarce. Just two sheets printed with sixty pairs possible. S.G. 14a, £1,700. Photo on Page 100. £600-700
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½a - 5r Mint multiples comprising blocks of four of the ½a, 1a, 2½a, 3a, 4a (2), 4½a brown-purple, 8a blue (2), 1r carmine, 2r, 3r, 4r, 5r, also ½a blocks of eight and nine, 2a block of twenty, 8a blue block of fifteen, all fine, several marginal. S.G. £730++. (18 blocks). £300-350
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½a - 5r Mint set of fifteen (excluding 4a grey) with additional stamps and shades, including all three listed shades of the 2½a, both 3a shades, both 4½a colours, 8a grey, 1r grey (2), 5r (2), nine stamps apparently imperforate. S.G. £1,200+. (46). £250-300
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½a-5r Used set of fifteen (excluding 4a grey) with additional stamps and shades, including ½a with Wasin cancel, 3a, 1r grey, 2r and 4r with Lamu cancels, 8a grey, imperforate 4a yellow-brown tied to piece, 1a and 8a blue apparently imperforate, etc. S.G. £890+. (31). Photo on Page 142. £240-280
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1891 (Oct. 10) Large piece cut from a registered cover bearing ½a, 1a, 2a, 4a, 8a grey all tied by Mombasa datestamps, a further strike below with a red London Registered arrival datestamp. The scarce 8a crossed by a very light horizontal crease but otherwise fine, the other stamps all crossed with a heavier diagonal crease, 2a with small corner fault. A reasonable franking with the scarce 8a grey, from an apparently commercial cover, paying the three x 4½a rate + 2a registration fee. Photo on Page 204. £200-250
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1892 (Mar. 28) Cover to Mrs Powell, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, franked 4½a dull violet tied by a Mombasa squared circle, with an intriguing pencil endorsement alongside "Paid 4½a ..... my a/c (initials), some overall soiling, pressed creases and minor edge faults, light crease through the stamp. Also 1892 (May 24) cover from Bishop Alfred R. Tucker to his son in London, initialled "A.E.Eq.A" (Alfred, Eastern Equatorial Africa) franked ½a tied by Mombasa squared circle, another stamp unfortunately removed (with a replacement 4a hinged in its place). Tucker went to Uganda as a C.M.S Missionary in 1890, was appointed Bishop of Equatorial Africa and later Bishop of Uganda. Two interesting and early covers from the interior of B.E.A or Uganda, both probably carried by caravan or runner to Mombasa. (2). £400-500
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1893 (June 23) Cover with printed return address of G. Denhardt & Co., Lamu, addressed to Zanzibar, franked 2½a tied by a fine Lamu squared circle, backstamped at Mombasa and Zanzibar. Light vertical fold, otherwise very fine, an early commercial cover. Photo on Page 134. £300-350
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1893 (Oct. 16) Registered cover to Germany bearing 4½a dull violet (small corner fault) tied by Lamu squared circle with oval "R" handstamp, backstamped at Zanzibar, Aden and in Germany. A good early commercial cover from Lamu. Photo on Page 134. £300-350
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1894 (Mar. 14) 1a Postcard franked ½a, 3a and 4½a brown-purple, registered from Mombasa to H.L Hayman in London, with red London Registered arrival datestamp (Apr. 10), no message, philatelic but still a scarce and attractive franking. Photo on Page 144. £180-220
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1895 (May 9) Registered cover to George Jackson, Knowle, franked 5r tied by Mombasa c.d.s., Registered arrival datestamps of London (June 2) and Birmingham. Philatelic but still a scarce stamp on cover. (S.G. £80 as a stamp). Photo on Page 144. £180-220
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Forgeries. 1892 Cover to the Philippines bearing ½a, 4a and 7½a tied by forged Mombasa datestamps. Also forgeries of the 8a grey (2) and 1r grey (2, one "used"). (5). £80-100
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Revenues. 1a, 2½a, 8a blue, 1r grey, 1r carmine and 4r handstamped "INLAND / REVENUE" in black or violet, the 2½a with Mombasa c.d.s, the two 1r stamps with Lamu squared circles, 1r grey and 1r carmine fiscally used. Also 1895 8a blue B.E.A overprint and 1895-96 India 1a B.E.A overprint both handstamped "INLAND / REVENUE". (8). £100-120
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, handstuck surcharge initialled "A.D" with the original value obliterated, used with Mombasa c.d.s of MR 30 91, the stamp crossed by blue crayon line, light crease at upper right corner, otherwise fine, with R.P.S Certificate (1991). S.G. 20, £1,400. Photo on Page 142 £200-250
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, handstamped surcharge initialled "A.D", variety surcharge double, also with the original value not obliterated, used with Mombasa c.d.s, fine and exceptionally rare. We can only find a record of one other example, in the Royal Collection. With R.P.S Certificate (1971). S.G. 20a, £13,000. Photo on Front Cover. £6,000-7,000
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1 Anna on 4a brown, handstamped surcharge initialled "A.B" with the original value obliterated, used with Mombasa c.d.s. Fine and scarce, with R.P.S Certificate (1969). S.G. 21, £2,500. Photo on Page 142. £700-800
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.D", original value not obliterated, upper marginal single used with Mombasa c.d.s, small defects at right and upper right corner and a few short perfs, still a good looking example of this rare stamp. S.G. 22, £5,500. Photo on Page 142. £800-1,000
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", right marginal single used with Mombasa c.d.s, two short perfs, otherwise fine. S.G. 23, £1,300. Photo on Page 142. £350-450
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", used with 1893 (June 19) Melindi squared circle, fine and unique with this cancel. This stamp is specifically mentioned in the Krieger/Minns handbook. With a 1998 letter from John Minns stating the stamp is genuine, and offering to buy it for £500. S.G. 23, £1,300+. Photo on Page 142. £800-1,000
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", distinctive heavy surcharge of Lamu, upper marginal single used with Lamu c.d.s, trace of light crease and very minor soiling. Also a used example with the usual manuscript surcharge of Mombasa, stained and corner fault. S.G. 23, £1,300+. (2). Photo on Page 142. £300-400
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½ Anna on 2a vermilion, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", variety "annas", used with 1891 (Mar. 2) Mombasa c.d.s, fine. With B.P.A Certificate (2014). S.G. 23a, £2,000. Photo on Page 142. £800-1,000
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½ Anna on 3a black on red, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", used with 1891 (June 23) Mombasa c.d.s, fine and very scarce. With Brandon Certificate (2005). S.G. 24, £2,750. Photo on Page 142. £1,000-1,200.
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1894 (Oct. 15) Piece bearing 1890-95 2½a and two examples of the 1 Anna on 3a black on red manuscript surcharge with initials "V.H.M" all tied by Mombasa datestamps, an oval Registered Woolwich arrival datestamp (Nov. 16) alongside. A scarce piece, from the final posting of this provisional by R. Macallister. S.G. 25, £4,500+. Photo on Page 140. £1,600-1,800
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1 Anna on 3a Black on red, manuscript surcharge with initials "V.H.M"; and 1 Anna on 4a brown, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", both stamps fiscally used with manuscript cancels, a FE 21 91 Mombasa c.d.s subsequently applied to fraudulently attempt to simulate postal use. Two interesting reference items, the first with "pink" B.P.A Certificate (2009). S.G. 25/26. (2). Photo on Page 142. £300-400
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1 Anna on 4a brown, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", the distinctive heavy surcharge of Lamu, used with 1891 (Mar. 31) Lamu c.d.s, fine and scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (1981). S.G. 26, £2,250. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200
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1 Anna on 4a brown, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", the distinctive heavy surcharge of Lamu, used with 1891 (Mar. 31) Lamu c.d.s, vertical crease, good appearance and scarce. S.G. 26, £2,250. Photo on Page 146. £400-500
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1 Anna on 4a brown, manuscript surcharge with initials "A.B", mint left marginal single, the surcharge in a differing hand to the usual surcharges (possibly the same hand used for many of the S.G.22 ½ anna surcharges), with the surcharge and "A.B" initials clearly in the same hand. With a 1975 letter from the dealer Peter Dickinson giving the opinions of Roy Dunston and Stuart Rossiter on this stamp, Dunston being of the opinion that a clerk wrote both the surcharge and initials (and not Archibald Brown), and the stamp is therefore not a forgery, but also not a genuine "A.B" initialling. An intriguing stamp. S.G. 26var. Photo on Page 146. £400-500
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5a on 8a Blue and 7½a on 1r carmine handstamped "SPECIMEN" (BEA1) in violet, in unmounted mint strips of five, as distributed by the U.P.U. Fine, possibly unique in strips. S.G. £475++. (2 strips). Photo on Page 142. £500-600
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5a and 7½a Handstamped "SPECIMEN" (BEA1), mint and used, also 5a pair and block of four mint, used 5a and mint 7½a both with forged surcharges. S.G. £955. (14). £150-180
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1895 (Jan. 10) Registered cover from Mombasa to H.L Hayman in London bearing 5a and 7½a surcharges, minor staining clear of the stamps, philatelic but still scarce stamps on cover. Photo on Page 144. £150-200
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7½a Imperforate plate proof in carmine on thick wove paper, no gum, thinned but scarce, just one sheet of sixty printed. Photo on Page 146. £120-150
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7½a Imperforate plate proof pair in ultramarine on thick wove paper, no gum, minor soiling to right stamp, trace of light thin to left stamp, scarce, just one sheet of sixty printed. Photo on Page 146. £240-280
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5a and 7½a Handstamped "SPECIMEN" (BEA1) in violet, in unmounted mint strips of five, as distributed by the U.P.U., fine, possibly unique in strips. S.G. £475++. (2 strips). Photo on Page 146. £500-600
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5a and 7½a Handstamped "SPECIMEN" (BEA1) in violet, in mint strips of three, lightly mounted on the central stamps only, fine and scarce. S.G. £285++. (2 strips). Photo on Page 146. £200-250
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Selection comprising 5a and 7½a corner blocks of four without gum from the printers file sheets both dated "Dec 14/94" in the margin, mint blocks of six of both values, 5a mint (2) and used (2), 7½a mint (2) and used (3, one used in 1905), and an 1895 piece bearing the two stamps with 1890-95 ½a - 8a. (30). £100-120
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